Korean beauty giants Amorepacific and LG Household & Health Care reported disappointing Q2 earnings during recent lockdowns in China. Amorepacific reported its Q2 earnings on July 28, with an overseas revenue of 297.2 billion won ($227 million), down 33.2 percent year-on-year (YoY), and a net loss of 37.2 billion won ($28.6 million). Asia revenue declined…

China’s brazen copyright violations of South Korea’s entertainment content have doubled since 2016, says South Korea’s culture ministry. Since 2017, China’s copyright infringements have become a major headache for South Korean content makers. After Beijing cracked down on Korean pop culture in China, in retaliation for South Korea deploying THAAD (a U.S. anti-missile system), South Korea…